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DIANTHUS OR PINKS 



A magnificent genus, embracing some of tlie most popular 

 flowers in cultivation, producing a great variety of brilliant 

 colors and profusion of bloom. The varieties classed as an- 

 nuals are really biennials, but are treated as annuals and may 

 be sown out of doors when the danger from frost is past, and 

 in a few weeks' time they are a mass of bloom continuing so 

 until after hard frost. As a rule, they survive the winter if 

 given slight protection, flowering abundantly the following sea- 

 They grow about a foot high and can be used in beds or 

 borders of solid or mixed colors. The double flowering sorts 

 are almost as fine as carnations for cutting. They are not par- 

 ticular as to soil, but should have a sunny location. 



DOUBI.E ANNUAI. PINKS 



PER PKT. 



2250 Chinensis FI. PI. {China or Indian 

 fink) Blooms in clusters, flowers very 

 double and a large range of bright colors. 



^ oz. , 25 cts 5 



2255 Violet Queen. Rich violet, an unusual 



shade, i oz., 50 cts 10 



2260 Diadematus Fl. PI. (Double Diadem 



Pink). Beautiful double flowers; mixed, 



of various tints of lilac, crimson, purple, to very 



dark purple, with the outer edges fringed and nearly 



white, i oz., 40 cts 5 



2"66 Snowball. Large double white, splendid for cut- 



ting or as a border. } oz. 40 cts 5 



2267 Mourning Cloak. {WJiite Frill). Rich, black- 

 ish velvety crimson, margined white. {- oz., 40 cts. . 



2268 Salmon King. Brilliant salmon rose, | oz., 60 cts. 

 2270 Heddewigi Fl. PI. {Double Japan Pink). Double 



mixed . Colors varying from the richest velvety crim- 



son to the most delicate rose. ^oz.,30cts 5 



2277 Fireball. Rich, blood-red flowers. Makes a 

 striking contrast to the variety Snowball. ^ oz., 40 



cts ^ 



2280 Imperialis FI. PI. {Double Imperial Pink). 

 ' Double mixed in a very large range of colors. } oz. 



30 cts 5 



2283 Striped Beauty. Striped in great variety of 



Gkoup of Double Annual Pinks colors. Very gay. J oz., 40 cts 5 



PER PKT 9988 I ucifer A new double flowering form of the bright 



2290 Laciniatus Fl. P\ {Double FHnged Pink). ^^^^ ^"'^I'.ed single Pink Vesuvius! offered on next 



Large, double, showy flowers, with fringed edges, in geranium-rea single iriuB. ' 



agreatvariety of colors, ioz., 30 cts 5 page. The nicely fringed double flowers are about 2 



2300 Nobills Fl. PI. {Double Royal Pink). Flowers inches across, and, owing to its intense, dazzling 



ers of largest size, varying in color from scarlet to ^^^^^ ^ ^er^^rsX favorite. \ oz. 75 cts 15 



dark blood-reri and rose to white. ^ oz., 50 cts. . . . 10 , , ,' , . j ui „^ d^ «f t1iohp«t <;;n<7lp sorts fiO cts 



2289 Collection Brilliant Dianthus. Containing a packet eacTi of six of the best double and six of the best single sorts, bO cts. 



HARDY GARDEN PINKS (Dianthus Plumarius. etc.) . x. ^ 



These varieties are well adapted for beds and borders; delightful, refreshing, spicy odor; should be m every garden where cut 

 flowers are wanted, and make a fine edging to a hardy border 



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PER PKT 



2340 Plumarius (Grass Pink,Scotch Pink, or Pheas- 

 ant-eye Pink). A beautiful single hardy Pink, with 

 fringed edged flowers of various colors. \ oz., 50 cts. 



2337 P\am&r\us¥\.P\. {Double Hardy GardenPinks) 

 Double and semi-double varieties in beautiful colors. 

 J- oz. , 75 cts , 



2336 Plumarius Semperflorens ( Everblooming 

 Hardy Garden Pinks). Very beautiful, sweet- 

 scented, double, semi-double and single flowers in 

 great diversity of color ' ■^5 



10 



15 



2342 Latifolius Atrococcineus Fl. PI. {Everbloom-^ 

 ing Hybrid Sweet William). This is a cross be-" 

 tween an annual pink and Sweet William, combin- 

 ing the free and continuous blooming qualities of the 

 former with the hardiness of the latter; in color an 

 intense velvety crimson scarlet 



2343 Latifolius Double Mixed. In addition to the 

 the brilliant crimson scarlet sort offered above, this 

 mixture cc'^o'ns purple, violet and rose 10 



15 



